Clothes-brush



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B.*J. DIETZ.

CLOTHES BRUSH.

Patented Oct. 20, 1891.

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BYRON J. DIETZ, OF CENTRAL BRIDGE, NEl/V YORK'.

CLOTHES-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,604, dated October20, 1891.

Application tiled March 18, 1891.l

` are composed, to close tightlyupon the twisted- To all whom itmayconcern:

Be it known that I, BYRON J.D1ETZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Central Bridge, in the county ot' Sohoharie andy State ofNew York, have invented' a new and useful Clothes-Brush, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes; and it has for its object to providea brush which shall be simple, durable,ineXpensive, and easy ofmanufacture.

With these ends in View the invention consists in the construction andcombination of parts, which will be hereinafter' fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure l is a perspective view of abrush constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig..2 is alongitudinal sectional view taken through thehandle and the lower partof the brush. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 33 in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section through the brush. View ofthe split key.

Like numerals of reference Aindicate like parts in all the figures.

The body of my improved brush is formed of twisted strands of wire l l,between which a layer of bristles, as 2, is interposed, said bristlesbeing retained by twisting the strands of wire throughout the length ofthe same, so as to form a series of loops in which the said bristleswill be securely held. The twisted wires-are next bent so as to for-rnthe loopshaped frame 3 of any desired size and shape, the inner ends ofthe opposing bristles being intermeshed, as will be clearly seen in Fig.lA of the drawings. The outer or projecting ends of the bristles arethen trimmed to the desired shape or outline, and the ends t 4 of therectangular loop or frame of the brushbody are then connected to thehandle. The latter, which is designated by 5,is preferably cast ofmalleable metal, and it is composed ot` the sides 6 6, connected bybraces 7 and havi ing the socket 8, into Which the ends 4 of the Fig. 5is a detail'4 Serial No. 385,539. (No model.)

wire ends of the brush-frame, which are thereby, held securely inposition. split key or wedge of spring metal may be driven into thesocket between the ends ot the brush-frame prior to compressing thesides of the socket, said key being` provided at its ends with catches,as 1"O, to engage the lower edges of the sides of the socket. This key,which has been designated by 91,Will add to the security of the deviceWithout detracting from the appearance.

The advantages of my improved brush will be readily understood from theforegoing description, taken in connection with the drawings heretoanneXed.

The construction of the brush is simple and inexpensive, and the handlemay likewise be constructed ata triiing cost. Owing to the difficulty ofsecuring the ends of the twistedwire frame a wooden handle would not bede- If desired, a

sirable in my improved brush, for the reason that it would'be necessary,in order to insure sufficient strength, to make such a handle so l'argeand heavy as to appear clumsy.

My improved metallic handle is simple, inexpensive, and neat inappearance, and is of such a nature as to enable theends of thebrush-frame to be easily and very securely mounted therein.

Having thus described my invention, I'

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- Thecombination ot' the brush composed of a frame formed of twisted strandsof wire and BYRON J. DIETZ.

lVitnesses:

WILLIAM W. VANZANDT, W. B. COLYER.

